Power of Youth Parole Board to compel production of documents and other things or attendance of witnesses
607 Power of Youth Parole Board to compel production of documents and other things or attendance of witnesses
For the purposes of obtaining evidence and informing itself in the performance of its functions, the Youth Parole Board may serve written notice on a person requiring the person to—
produce a specified document or other thing to the Board before a specified time and in the specified manner; or
attend a meeting of the Board at a specified time and place to produce a specified document or other thing; or
attend a meeting of the Board at a specified time and place, and from then on from day to day until excused, to give evidence; or
attend a meeting of the Board at a specified time and place, and from then on from day to day until excused, to give evidence and to produce a specified document or other thing.
A notice under subsection (1)—
must be in the prescribed form (if any); and
must contain the following information—
a statement outlining the provisions of section 614;
examples of what may constitute a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the notice;
how the person may object to the notice;
any other prescribed information; and
must be served in accordance with section 609.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed form
, prescribed information
). Made under this Act:
- Youth Justice Regulations 2025 · under section 766
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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